PD 130 fuel filter choice

[JustinM3]

As ECP have a good sale on will be stocking up on a few things. The site seems to show a choice of screw on type, and other has the flow and return short pipes connected. Anyone know which I need for a 51 plate 130 sport please?

[passat 130 tdi]

As ECP have a good sale on will be stocking up on a few things. The site seems to show a choice of screw on type, and other has the flow and return short pipes connected. Anyone know which I need for a 51 plate 130 sport please? you'll need to check 1st and see if it is fitted with the fuel cooler unit , its more than likely is , its held in place with a 13 mm Allen headed bolt , I doubt it will be the standard filter with flow pipes welded to it .

[JustinM3]

Thanks for that. It does look like just a screw in filter, but hard to say 100% without pulling it apart - at least to me! It's got BDO 127 435 on it, if anyone knows? Will go googling....

[JustinM3]

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[passat 130 tdi]

22362it should look like this on the top,That is the fuel cooler , £19 is way over priced IMHO . I think I paid £9 for my last filter , if you get a 13mm bolt and 2 nuts with a washer inbetween you can make yourself a 13mm key to remove the bolt . loosen the screw pictured and the whole unit pulls out , watch for those pipes though

[JustinM3]

Yeah that's the fella :D As I said, ECP have a sale on - £7.80 for a Bosch, can't be bad. Thanks for the tip on that bolt, dunno if any of my drain hex key things will fit, if not that will come in very handy.

[passat 130 tdi]

Yeah that's the fella :D As I said, ECP have a sale on - £7.80 for a Bosch, can't be bad. Thanks for the tip on that bolt, dunno if any of my drain hex key things will fit, if not that will come in very handy. when you take it off pour the derv into the new filter , run a finger of derv or oil around the rubber seal and refit , it should fire up and run 1st time, others put the filter on empty and turn the ignition on and off a few times and let the fuel pump fill the filter ..

[JustinM3]

Might as well use the diesel from old filter! Funnily enough I changed 2 fuel filters yesterday so should be getting the hang of it, little brothers huh....

[passat 130 tdi]

Might as well use the diesel from old filter! Funnily enough I changed 2 fuel filters yesterday so should be getting the hang of it, little brothers huh....
Lol - I am the little brother - my older brother is useless

[JustinM3]

I'm useless too, but I don't turn up in jeans worth more than my car, and white trainers and t-shirt - so I know who's gonna be under the car with crap dropping in their eyes!

[JustinM3]

What an easy 5 minute job! Old filter element was pretty black so worth doing I guess. I see you mention a fuel cooler? Could barely hold the old filter when removing it it was so hot.